Bethesda Development Plan Doesn’t Offer What the Residents Want

Like many Bethesda area residents, I share the frustration described in this article (no relation to the author). The development plans in Bethesda, Westbard, and elsewhere offer little more than taller buildings and more traffic. We need land use decisions that provide what the residents actually want: more parks, public spaces; development plans that reflect the personality, and diversity of our community.

From the article: “We are told the Montgomery County Planning Board has a “Master Plan.” As best as I can tell, the Master Plan is to allow Bethesda and presumably anyplace else with a Metro stop to become antiseptic places of concrete, steel and glass, with no charm or personality—just tax revenue for the county.”